Dinner-bucket.



F. M. KOLASA.

DINNER BUCKET. f r

APPLICATION FILED 25.23, 1911.

Patented June 24; 1913.

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" ITED STATES PATENT OFFICE- FRANK M. KOLASA, OFIELMIRA, MICHIGAN.

DINNER-BUCKET.

Application filed February 23, 1911.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK M. KoLAsA, a citizen of the United States,residing at Elmira, in the county of Otsego, State of Michigan, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Dinner-Buckets;

and I do hereby declare the following to be mit a free and unobstructedcirculation of a heating medium to maintain the food and drinkconstantly hot or warm so that they are at all times in proper conditionfor use and at the same time afford means to enable a person to use thebucket as a lamp or lantern for lighting purposes.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a dinner bucketcomprising a plu rality of removable receptacles supported therein inspaced relation to each other so as to permit a free circulation ofheating medium on all sides of said receptacles and a lamp compartmentin Which is mounted a lamp producing the heating medium, one of theouter Walls of said compartment being provided with a bulls eye whilethe opposite wall is provided with a reflector whereby the lamp may alsoserve to give light.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a dinner bucketwhich is simple in construction, thoroughly eflicient, sanitary andhaving its compartments removable to permit ready and easy cleansingthereof, and inexpensive in the manufacture.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in theconstruction combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinaftermore fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings whichdisclose the preferred form of embodiment of the invention and asbrought out in the appended claim.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view ofthe improved bucket comprising the invention. Fig. 2 is an end viewthereof.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June. 24:, 1913.

Serial No. 610,301.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views in the drawings.

In the drawings, the numeral 5 designates the bucket which is preferablyformed of metal and of rectangular shape although it may be of any othersuitable material and shape and has detachably fitted thereon at itsmouth portion, an air-tight cover or top 6 which carries centrallythereof a strap handle 7 so as to enable the cover or top to be placedupon and removed from the bucket. Secured exteriorly to the bucket atopposite sides thereof are ears 8 to which is connected a bail handle 9which enables the bucket to be carried in the hand of a person for itseasy transportation.

Within the lower corner of the bucket at one end thereof is formed acompartment 10 by a partition wall 11 which extends entirely across thewidth of the bucket. The side and end walls of the bucket 5 are providedwith suitable openings 11 in communication with the compartment 10 so asto secure a circulation of air therein. To permit access to thecompartment 10 there is provided a hinged door 12 which latter hasmounted therein a glass anel or bulls eye 13 to enable the distributionof light from a lamp 14 or the like which is positioned within thecompartment 10 of the bucket. Secured to the partitionin Wall 11 inalinement wit-h the flame of t e lamp 14 is a reflector 15 which latterdirects the rays of light through the glass panel or bulls eye 13 whenthe lamp is lighted. The openings in the side and end walls and incommunication with the compartment 10 will permit the proper combustionof the fuel for heating and lighting purposes.

Rising from the upper horizontal portion of the partitioning wall 11 andprojecting from the end wall thereof are bearing lugs 16 which support areceptacle 17 within the bucket 5 above the lamp compartment 10 and inspaced relation to the side and end walls and the horizontal portion ofthe par tition wall 11 so as to form a heat circulating space to permitthe heating medium to circulate around all sides of the receptacle 17for maintaining its contents warm or heated. The receptacle 17 at itstop is pro vided with a port closed by a removable screw cap 18 so thatliquid such as coffee or the like can be introduced or discharged fromthe said receptacle.

Rising from the bottom of the bucket 5 are bearing lugs 19 upon which isadapted to rest a receptacle 20 which latter is adapted to receive foodor victuals and which receptacle has fitted in its mouth portion an airtight cover or top 21. The receptacle 20 is of a size and is sosupported within the bucket 5 to afford a heating space 22 at all sidesofthe same so that a free and unobstructed around all sides of both thereceptacles 17 and 20 removably mounted in saidbucket. The receptacles17 and 20"respect-ively are of a height so as not to contact with thecover of the bucket and thereby leave a space to permit a continuous andunobstructed circulation of the heatin medium produced by the lampwithin the fiucket.

What is claimed is A bucket of the character described? comprising acasing including a bottom, side walls and 'end walls, one of-saidendwalls having a removable portion provided With circulation of a' heatinginedium is established Within the bucket a spacing lug upon its innerface, spacing lugs upon the upper face of the bottom, anL-shaped-part-ition wall in one-etd of the casing to form a lamp.compartm t partition, a receptacle positioned upon the last mentionedlugs, an fagainst the lug on the-innerfacea ofitheen' wall, a recepta'clepositioned; upon the lugs-Ton the bottom of the casing andagainst the Ins of the vertical portion of the partition, a amp within the. lampcompartment, a reflector carried by the vertical portion of thepartition, aa bulls eye in the removable portion and a cover for saidcasing In testimony whereof, I aiiix my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

FRANK M. KOLASA.

Witnesses:-

DORR D-.' BUELL, G120. W. 'WEGKE'BI.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). C.

